Mechanism Vocabulary
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| Torque | A force that tends to rotate or turn an object. (A twisting force.)
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| Automation | The use of technology to ease human labor or to extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans.
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| Clockwise | Spinning in the same direction as the hands on a clock, or constantly turning to the right.
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| Pitch | The distance between adjacent threads in a screw.
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| Counter-clockwise | Spinning in the opposite direction as the hands on a clock, or constantly turning to the left
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| Drive gear | It's the gear attached to the power source of the mechanism and transmits power and motion to the rest of the system. (Otherwise known as the Input Gear.)
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| Driven gear | It's the gear at the END of a mechanism to which motion and power are transmitted to.(Also known as the Output Gear.)
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| Spur gear | The simplest type of gear consisting of a round shape with narrow pitched teeth (meaning teeth have a small gap) used to interlock with another gear
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| Gear ratio | (Dn : D) The speed of drive gear in relation to the driven gear.
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| Linear Motion | Movement in a straight line- continually going one direction.
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| Mechanism | An assembly of two or more gear pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of others.
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| Input |
Something put into a system in order to achieve a result.
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| Oscillating motion | A swing back and forth (in an arch) at a regular rate, as a pendulum does.
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| Output | The results or product of an operation.
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| Sprocket gear | A toothed wheel designed with a wider pitch for the purpose of engaging and directly moving the links in a chain.
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| Reciprocating motion | A back and forth or up and down movement completed in one cycle
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| Rotary motion | Circular movement.
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